Wellington Boone, author of the popular, well-reviewed Christian marriage manual Your Wife Is Not Your Momma , delivers the unvarnished truth about what it takes for Christian believers to become Christ-like. While becoming a believer in Jesus and joining the Christian faith are a gift of God a person need only accept, following Jesus requires much more. To walk in the footsteps of Jesus means making sacrifices like those he made if one is to imitate the example of Christ every day. In The Low Road to New Heights, Wellington Boone elucidates the often difficult path to becoming a true disciple of Christ. Through examples drawn from real life and passages from the Bible, Bishop Boone gets to the heart of the matter: by living a humble life, Christians can conform to the character of Jesus. In an engaging style, Boone offers a serious spiritual regimen–a kind of high-energy Christian aerobics routine–that will last a lifetime. For those who want to move from being Christians in name only to being spiritually committed followers of Christ, Boone provides the no-nonsense, down-to-earth advice and inspiration they need to achieve their goal. “[ The Low Road to New Heights ] is full of useful hints, designed to help readers actually follow Jesus’ example of humility . . . [Boone’s] timely reminder of an oft neglected virtue is sure to be accessible and inspiring to a wide-ranging audience.” — Publishers Weekly Wellington Boone, author of the popular, well-reviewed Christian marriage manual "Your Wife Is Not Your Momma, delivers the unvarnished truth about what it takes for Christian believers to become Christ-like. While becoming a believer in Jesus and joining the Christian faith are a gift of God a person need only accept, following Jesus requires much more. To walk in the footsteps of Jesus means making sacrifices like those he made if one is to imitate the example of Christ every day. In "The Low Road to New Heights, Wellington Boone elucidates the often difficult path to becoming a true disciple of Christ. Through examples drawn from real life and passages from the Bible, Bishop Boone gets to the heart of the matter: by living a humble life, Christians can conform to the character of Jesus. In an engaging style, Boone offers a serious spiritual regimen-a kind of high-energy Christian aerobics routine-that will last a lifetime. For those who want to move from being Christians in name only to being spiritually committed followers of Christ, Boone provides the no-nonsense, down-to-earth advice and inspiration they need to achieve their goal. "From the Hardcover edition. Wellington Boone , National Bishop and founder of the Fellowship of International Churches, is senior pastor of The Father's House in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a weekly television show on TBN, speaks regularly at Promise Keepers events, appears on CBN talk shows and "Focus on the Family" radio, and holds conferences and seminars across the country. He lives in Atlanta. chapter one how can I become more like Christ? "God . . . gives grace to the humble." --1 Peter 5:5 Jeff is just about ready to give up on trying to live the Christian life. Everywhere he goes he keeps running into the same problem. People can be impossible to live with--forget trying to treat them as Jesus would treat them, in a way that honors God. Ever since becoming a Christian several years ago, Jeff has tried hard to be kind and patient, even with the most difficult people. But then something catches him off guard. A degrading comment. A thoughtless act. In a split second, a flash fire of anger blazes up inside of him, and he lashes out. Yesterday, during a staff meeting at work, Jeff was trying to explain a new plan he wanted to try, when Bill started asking questions about the idea. Instantly, Jeff's anger flared, and he said defensively, "I'm not sure you're in any position to cut me down. I haven't seen many good ideas coming from your direction lately." Bill's face reddened with embarrassment. "I wasn't criticizing you, Jeff," he said quietly. "I think you have a great idea. I was asking questions because I really want to understand your whole plan, so I can know how to support you." Ever since that moment, Jeff has wondered what it is going to take to make him a better Christian. Nothing he does seems to change him. That old excuse he's used for himself--"Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven"--isn't working anymore. Privately, he thinks, If people can't see Christ in me, I might as well shut my mouth . . . and quit trying. Jeff thinks that Cheryl is the finest example of a Christian he knows. Cheryl never opens her mouth to cut people down. He thinks, I've never even seen her get angry. I wish I knew her secret. Cheryl's "secret" is that she feels like a spiritual failure, too. True, she doesn't lash out the way Jeff does. Her tendency is to harbor negative thoughts and feelings about people inside. These negative feelings turn into bad attitudes--lik